Pre-AP Vocab words Group 12

Acquire- to gain for oneself When I won the poker game, I acquired a lot of poker chips.

Procure- to get possession of through special support.

During the Watergate scandal, President Nixon got caught trying to procure secret documents.

Scavenge- 1) to take or gather; 2) to salvage from trash

The girls scavenged through the trash to find something collectible.

Apathy- lack of interest or concern

The boy felt complete apathy and didn’t want to change the mistake he made after he put the letters down.

Derelict- 1) lacking a sense of duty or 2) abandoned

When the kid acted in a derelict way by not doing his work, the teacher told him to go outside in the hallway.

Desolate- deserted and barren

The day after the hurricane, the desolate city looked like a ghost town.

Devoid- lacking or untouched by anything

The room was devoid of all life because someone had just moved out.

Lax- loose or slack

The police officers were lax about their final training after a long hard day. They decided to take it easy instead of continuing to train.

Lethargic- lacking energy or vigor

The lethargic man could barely finish his work because he was about to fall asleep.

Scanty- too small in amount

The scanty portions of food did nothing to satisfy the big man’s hunger.

Trifling- unimportant or trivial

The man thought he was trifling and unimportant. We need to do something to boost his self-esteem!